We are surrounded by the past.
Not far from us, at Dechomet is an old graveyard, linked with an ancient Church, now gone, and possibly a Medieval High Cross, mysterious in it's provenance.
Recently a fabulous new access path has been made, and as I was nearby, (at Turley's Builder's Merchants) and the sun was shining, I took a look:
There is much more detail here on the Department for Communities website.
Not far from us, at Dechomet is an old graveyard, linked with an ancient Church, now gone, and possibly a Medieval High Cross, mysterious in it's provenance.
Recently a fabulous new access path has been made, and as I was nearby, (at Turley's Builder's Merchants) and the sun was shining, I took a look:
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| the fabulous new access path |
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| an historic artefact in it's own right: a 19th century flax mill chimney |
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| the base of the chimney |
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| graveyard entrance |
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| some of the remaining gravestones |
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| still active |
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| most of the upstanding stones were 'savagely' cleared in the 1970's and now line an edge of the site |
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| inscription on the obelisk, marking the enclosure of the site by Arthur, Viscount of Dungannon in 1853 |
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| obelisk, and chimney |
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| some amazing inscriptions |
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| the line of gravestones |
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| an overview of the site, after it's savage 'tidying' in the 1970's |
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| beautiful brickwork, and recent repointing |
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| Dechomet village and Mountain, with School, Turley's Bar, Flax Restaurant, and Turley's builders Merchants |
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| Overview on the Historic Environment map |
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| satellite view |
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| notes about the cross, and the tidying |
